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Wrath of a Mad God by Raymond E Feist (Harper Voyager, £18.99)
9:15am Saturday 10th May 2008
The mood is dark, the danger terrible and the forces arrayed against the evil menace are outnumbered.

Memories of George Best, Christopher Hilton and Ian Cole, Sports Books, £14.99
9:15am Saturday 10th May 2008
For some, he was the greatest ever footballer the planet had ever seen.

David Healy The Story So Far – Ivan Martin, Appletree Press, £9.99
9:13am Saturday 10th May 2008
Quoting Jimmy Cricket and Ronan Keating is unlikely to guarantee sales and literary acclaim for any author - let alone a sports writer.

Other People’s Money: The Rise and Fall of Britain’s Boldest Credit Card Fraudster, by Neil Forsyth with Elliot Castro (Pan, £7.99)
9:12am Saturday 10th May 2008
What goes on inside the mind of a conman? By the time you have finished this book, you have a pretty good idea, and it's not very pleasant.

Telling tales with Tracy
8:55am Saturday 10th May 2008
Maxine Gordon examines the art of the short story with York Art Gallery’s writer in residence.

Still Lives by Brian PageStill Lives by Brian Page
1:24pm Sat 26 Apr 08
York journalist Brian Page has turned experiences in journalism into a funny, touching debut novel, reports Bill Hearld.

Cycling Back To Happiness, by Bernie Friend (Pen Press, £8.99)
1:40pm Saturday 26th April 2008
INSPIRED to get on his bike following the tragic death of his mother, Bernie Friend is not your typical travel writer.

Most Notorious Minister and The Lost King Of England
1:40pm Saturday 26th April 2008
Thomas Cromwell: The Rise And Fall of Henry VIII’s Most Notorious Minister, by Robert Hutchinson, published in paperback by Phoenix, price £8.99. Edward VI: The Lost King Of England, by Chris Skidmore, published in paperback by Phoneix, price £8.99.

Romanno Bridge, by Andrew Greig (Quercus, £14.99)
1:39pm Saturday 26th April 2008
OH no, not another thriller involving ancient codes and the search for a mystical object, I groaned when this landed on my desk.

Yorkshire Hangmen by Stephen Wade (Pen and Sword Books, £9.99)
1:23pm Saturday 26th April 2008
WHAT kind of man can do a job that demands the cold-blooded killing of complete strangers time after time after time?

A Fair Gate To Oblivion by JPG TaylorA Fair Gate To Oblivion by JPG Taylor
10:20am Sat 12 Apr 08
A life summed up in letters on stone or marble can be illumining, telling or, accidentally, amusing, as STEPHEN LEWIS discovers.

We Will Not Fight – The Untold Story Of World War One’s Conscientious Objectors, by Will Ellsworth-Jones (Aurum Press, £18.99)
10:19am Saturday 12th April 2008
THIS book looks at the Great War, the so-called "war to end all wars", through the eyes of Conscientious Objectors (COs) - idealists prepared to die rather than do anything to support the British war effort.

Lewis Hamilton – A portrait Of Britain’s New F1 hero, by Andrew van de Burgt (Haynes, £14.99)
11:31am Saturday 5th April 2008
LIKE that difficult second album for a trailblazing rock group, eclipsing an exciting first season often proves problematic for even the most talented of sportsmen.

Ultimate Goals! Wembley Dream For Jake and Ricky, Martin Dobson (Sports Books, £6.99)
11:30am Saturday 5th April 2008
THE list of acclaimed novelists in the football world is almost shorter than a WAG's skirt.

Service Crew, The Inside Story of Leeds United’s Hooligan Gangs by Caroline Gall (Milo Books Ltd, £15.99)
11:29am Saturday 5th April 2008
FOLLOWING Leeds United is like riding a football roller coaster. You have no control, you always fear a tragedy is just around the corner and you have no idea which way the team are going to turn next.

The English Year, by Steve Roud (Penguin, £9.99)
11:33am Saturday 29th March 2008
THIS book gives us an opportunity to go back to our roots on a voyage of discovery around some of the more obscure aspects of English culture.

The Northern Conquest – Vikings In Britain And Ireland, by Katherine Holman (Signal Books, £12.99)
11:32am Saturday 29th March 2008
What would York be without the Vikings? Well, it wouldn't be called York for a start. As Holman shows in this detailed but readable book, the Vikings are worth finding out about.

The Last Vikings, by S P Grey (Hall Publishing, £6.99)
10:51am Saturday 22nd March 2008
THE Last Vikings tells about how Vikings are still living in York - in streets and snickelways magically hidden from the sight of modern humans - and how they are threatened by Maledict and his army.

AK47: The Story of the People’s Gun, by Michael Hodges (Sceptre, £7.99)
10:50am Saturday 22nd March 2008
FEW weapons have entered the popular imagination in the same way as the AK47. It has been the weapon of choice for generations of revolutionaries, freedom fighters, terrorists and soldiers.

Group to share love of reading
7:25am Wednesday 19th March 2008
A NEW book group is being launched by City of York Council's library service, to give visually-impaired people in York the chance to meet up and share their enjoyment of reading.

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